Notice of Scope Rulings

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 21, 2008. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between April 1, 2008, and June 30, 2008. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations pending as of June 30, 2008. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita H. Chen, AD/CVD Operations, China/NME Group, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1904. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department's regulations provide that the Secretary will publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings on a quarterly basis. See 19 C.F.R. 351.225(o) . Our most recent notification of scope rulings was published on May 22, 2008. See Notice of Scope Rulings , 73 FR 29739 (May 22, 2008). This current notice covers all scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations completed by Import Administration between April 1, 2008, and June 30, 2008, inclusive, and it also lists any scope or anticircumvention inquiries pending as of June 30, 2008. As described below, subsequent lists will follow afte…